I can hardly believe it, but my Omani guide and I have driven over 500km in the last few days. A couple of impressions from these...

Today was originally set aside for diving, but because the conditions are so bad underwater I have hired my Omani guide again, for a tour to three old fortresses.

Happy Easter from Muscat ...

Today I planned to do some underwater photography on the Muscat coast. A driver from the Oman Dive Center picked me up as agreed early in the morning from the Grand Hyatt Muscat, and I regretted very much only having booked the...

The Emirates flights from Frankfurt via Dubai to Muscat were on time, so I was able to check in to the Grand Hyatt Muscat in the early afternoon as planned. The Grand Hyatt Muscat is great, and I can only recommend it! My stay...

Like almost every Easter, today I am flying with Emirates to Oman (Muscat), and then to the United Arab Emirates (UAE - Dubai). Oman is a unique country on the south coast of Arabia, with seemingly endless deserts, treacherous...

Today, the Japanese megalopolis Tokyo opens the gates to the new quarter Tokyo Midtown with its elegant buildings. In the tallest skyscraper in Tokyo, the guests of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel will celebrate the opening of Tokyo...

My old notebook – a Dell Inspiron 8600 - is starting to show its age, and is just too heavy on my travels. I also want to switch to Apple, as I never want to work with Windows Vista on my old Dell, or on any new notebook ;-) In...

From today I would like to introduce a little light-heartedness under a new category – humour...

This year, the MIPIM took place once more in Cannes, and for March 2008 I plan to take a personal look at the MIPIM trade fair 2008 and the city of Cannes. The MIPIM is the leading international real-estate forum, and a global...